Research Group of Dr. Karen Levy
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS)
University of Washington School of Public Health
Our research group studies the ecology and epidemiology of environmentally-mediated infectious diseases. We use microbiology, genomics, and epidemiology to study linkages between the environment and enteric (food and waterborne) disease transmission, with a focus on water quality, food safety, animal exposure, and climate change. Our goal is to generate robust scientific evidence to address the burden of enteric diseases in vulnerable populations.